Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 14: Hockey India named a new core probable group for the senior women’s team on Friday that will play major international tournaments this year.
The team was chosen after a series of selection trials held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Bengaluru for a group of 60 people who were chosen based on their results in various national tournaments.
“It is time for us to start afresh and plan for the future. We have grown over the past year with our experiences in Tokyo and we must continue to develop, and grow in the coming years, ahead of Paris 2024,” said India women’s team chief coach Janneke Schopman.
While an 18-member Indian squad, captained by Savita, will fly to Muscat for the Women’s Asia Cup, the core group will remain at the camp and continue to train for the FIH Hockey Pro League matches in Bhubaneswar next month.
“The upcoming camp is important for us to recognise the players who are ready to showcase their skills on the biggest stages, and also to work on the areas where we need to improve upon,” Schopman added.
List of players:
Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Suman Devi Thoudam, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Mahima Chaudhary, Rashmita Minz, Nisha, Salima Tete, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Jyoti, Navjot Kaur, Monika, Namita Toppo, Mariana Kujur, Sonika, Neha, Baljeet Kaur, Upasana Singh, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur, Vandana Katariya, Sharmila Devi, Deepika, Sangita Kumari, Preeti Dubey, Aishwarya Rajesh Chavan
In Rehabilitation Camp: Rani, Reena Khokhar, Manpreet Kaur.
